Chile earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 105 km ENE of Iquique, Chile on Wed, Apr 23, 2014, 9:24 PM GMT-3 (00:24 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 101 km ENE of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2014-04-24 00:24:44 UTC
Depth
107.3 km (66.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.014° S, 69.162° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000px1j. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.